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THE BROWNIE GIRLS 

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BROWNIE RATHBONE WEAVERSON 


LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO TWO LITTLE NUT BROWN MAIDS 


RUBY EGGELSTON MAGRAW 

AND 

BROWNIE HESTER LANE MAGEE 


FRED WEAVERSON & CO. 
PUBLISHERS 

85 Dearborn Street 
Chicago 


■^WEREO 

8EP8?1691 













, 4279G 

COPYRIGHT 18<l^ 

BY 

BROWNIE RATHBONE WEAVERSON. 


TWO COPIES RECEIVED. 








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CHICAGO 

DONOHUE & HENNEBERRY 

PRINTERS, BINDERS AND PUBLISHERS 




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How did 1 come to write the Brownie Girls? It is 
a quaint little story. I was standing in the corridor of 
an hotel talking to my husband. Two children playing 
near heard him call me Brownie; they came running up 
to us with their eyes full of wonder, and baby Goodhue, 
who looked as if he might have just arrived from one 
of Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales, said, “has oo’ dot pants 
on? tan’ oo’ time a tee’?” “No, dear; what makes you 
think so ?” He said, “oo’ is a Brownie and dare isent any 
Mama Brownies.” Then Master Allen Tindalph, who had 
been very quiet, said: “Why isent there any Mama 
Brownies?” “I don’t know Allen; 1 have never thought 
about it.” “Won’t you find out and tell us?” I laugh- 
ingly answered, “yes. ” 1 went in my room and wrote the 
Brownie Girls and made the crude little pen and ink 
people in a few hours, intending to make wash drawings. 
I found my baby friends so delighted with them I 
decided to make a Christmas book and leave them just 
as I first drew them, and to these two little friends I 
extend a loving remembrance and thanks. 

The Author. 




THE SRDWniE BIHEH- 


ftisforK of ^irth' 


{Copyright /S95, by Broxonu R. IVeaverson.) 



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“T^n if? high tini^ something n^w 
i5 h^gwn- 

I’m ih? wDDFllmipl 5hriU th“t thu? Rnfo thu- 
iinft hR'^^ th^ how^r fo chRgg^ fhigg? r^ 
koh'ii 

Wh^g I wnv^ fhi? fnirg wogtl. n summon? 

if will h{ 


for nil t|i( oIfI fcofc}i InirH^ to nfiji^nr 
rnifo 

i^nft ■tfi? wisFlotn of tti^ r^timrks I HoK I’Hw'n 

Tffnt if WHS n crnfl thing fo rlooni nil ^rowgifs 
CIIpI hac\[{\or? fo h^. 

th^K no littl^ hahi^5 to pl«ni^^ u\ion 

kn«. 

flr ngif littif v/ifi^s fft^ir cottiforfs for jo sy, 
ils th^if v/^r^ horn of nn “irl^- ” 

’Ti5 gwif^ jalnin fo 

Th«f thfr^ can ns w^ll 

0 }[, won’t thf ^urjari^^rl 

i^nd roll thfir fnnng round 



wnV^pl f“‘fK wntipl. nnri iRirfl? 
did Rtaji^nr: 

"Wu? ?<nr hK court. Hour 

comrnund \° 

TMn fh? Y/oopHund ^ro${, 
ilnrl. uff^r drinking tfi^ir Mnltfi. 

Th^ hirtfi of 3''’’^ l^rofios^ 

lll^ tfiru °W '“kd^ witfi m^rritn^nt 5ho°k. 

^ut nft(r « trrivui^ can^ulfntion 

Th^ right v^i^w of it took- 

TjiW b'I ogrtt '•hf’t « right goad hlnn it ?^^ni^d \o h^. 
5lnd with sfnf^lg hnw^ th^g a\\ withdraw. 

To l^f th( Y/oodlund ^hrit^ whut Sh^ could do. 

5^0 tilt first 5h«" « iittlt grundmoth^r hO” 



\hlti\/ii hirjhinj 'Sfsitihi 
Dht^ fv^a> ifjnt) 

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J cDtti( to cjinfi^ron ^rowni^ girl^ to-plan.’ 
^}i(, H^r f t'irK wBtipl, “ 0% two, tlrirt<. 

3''°wni^ 9'ri5- 

ilnd out of tfi^ groonpl tfitr^ Rros^ 

lof of crDol<(pl=^gg^pl liffl^ ^rowg'K girl^ 

Y/itfiDor Rng clotfi^s- 

C}{ pl^ar I 0}i pl^nr 1 tfl^Krt R 5igW t° ' 

wR/tfl lier fRirg wRnfl. ‘‘fln(. two, 
fairg, fairg rir^^^rgak^r^, corg^ agto rg^l” 
llltg cRRi^ from t}t^ ^Rst, t}i^g cam* from tH? w^5f; 

5(l^ct^cl tfio^e t}ioag}it would do t}t^ h^^t, 
for if wa^ (/id^nt with 5i<ill thtg 
Would tRc}t flR'^^ to he dr^55td. 





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W^nv'ing ^h:}( qii^ « gnrm^nf. 

Wilfi w}iic}( 1fi(H 5 oon t}irPMg}i. 

waV^pl }i(r foirg wngd, “ Oni, fwo. 
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littK 3rowjii( ^Kipl fo tn(: 

? go out Hgpl 5^^ wJiBr can ?(,(,■ 
go ig tlt( l^ark ngtl }<nV^ n jollg iork- 
WOl r° vv^tir owr ^rawgi^ clotfi^s 
Dr w^l com? to gri?f; 
for if w? w?Rr our uniform?, f Hlm?r jSx 
Will Hhv? u 5 ?nc}r nrr?5f?cl for r tfii?f” 

“ 0 Y mgi-Dli mgi Jusf look ^trRigfit r}i?bcI. 
ilnrl t?ll m? wftRt gou 5^^.” 

“Mk ?H?5' I think I’m going crRz??i 
Dh cl?Rri Dh cl?Rri Tll?n mu?t h? hird?!" 

“I think tfi?K Rr? th? coming wom?n. 

Df which w? 50 mucft h^v? h?Hrcl” 


TfiinK fhw on s'ris. 

w? to w(it. to m^nit our clofti^^, 
5lnpl Ifinf w^ nr( w(ll ftri” 

Th^n tfi^ WoQpIlanpl w}io }iari 

just wm^ in ^ight. 

Wnv'^pl }i^r fairg wanri, “fln^ two. tfir^^. 
Srowni( girl5. 

ilnit Koar ar^ to b^” 

itl^g all how^it law. and ^ac}i hg }i^r castatn^ 

flis futar^ wif^ pIIpI know. 

ilnit w^ll tal^aj^it wa^ }i^. 

^o n^xt c}ia|af^r will a ^rawni^ w^plHing h(. 



Book ni- 


THE SRDWtllE WEppinBE. 



THE SfiDWtllE WEPEinRE- 

M ^rovnii^ 
w^plpling M’" 

“flur in ifi^ gr^^nwoopl utiplfr n tru- 
W^l ?^nt< for fitlplHrE thru 
n tn^rrg. m^rrK •tfi^rOl 
Tft^ir rlrinking cnfi5 5}\a]\ mopl^ of 
f{o?{? nilpl fill^pl wit}i ^^^c<rl<li^1g ri^w; 



hnncin^t will h^gin w}i^n 
T)i^ c<r^mDnK Ijircjuglc 
will snlnd^ 

Df hurt(rfli^{ wigg^. 
f^ahin fongu^ ^nnplwic}i^5 
ilgpl otMr pininfK tilings. 



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bnnciu^t }tRll witfi if^ ^tn^rolpl gr^^n 
Is a fit falnc^ for « ^rawni? 
ilnri Rs sM 15 rul^r of hRnfl. 
!E'/^rHt}iing tnusf rion^ bg Mr cam\m^- 
TH? w^ririingj tflM fo=nigM” 

IlfR^ sI^rM fM WoDpliRnpl 

Mr fRirg wAnd. “Og^ two, Mrtt- 
“illl fo work, so Mings will r^Rplg b^." 

TMg worMri with r right goorl will 

Until Mt >ri°°b tM f°r^5f with silv^rg light Hiit fill. 

^ht v/R/(pl htr fnirg wHnfl. "fln^. Two, thru- 



pUl, 6dmi^ if I V/iJijinJ 

^ JdIIiJ ^i^hf Ip ^iC 



cnm^ in Hi? nnpl gown. 

Tll^ tnojt 5Di^nin=looi(ing ^rawni^ in nil ifi^ town: 
ih^n cnm^ tht Srowni^ J^n^^n. wifli H^r 


galpl^ri crown. 

hlnz^ of ligHf in H^r JMkfl gown. 

Hnpl c}iD5^n for Htr ond Htr king 

cut^ liffH ^rowni? t}iRt ^cofcH bnllBrl? couIpI ^igg. 
H(. ^Rng "Y{ ®«nk5 onri of ^onni^ J3 qd”’ 

^0 w^ll. -tfi^n wi^H^rl n^v^r g^f ttirougH- 




^XT in lin? cnni? Unci^ 

Witfi hrnnpl=n^w ?u\\ nil $)fi]c nnri sfann 
ilntl j^nntn plr^s^^cl in r<pl. 
wHif^ nnpl blw^ 

Wn^ n banni< brifl^ n^ goopl n^ ?]\^ wn^ fru^. 

Jlupl^^ wif^ wn^ th^ Hcknawl^rig^pl h^ll^. 
for no atji^r bripl^ wn^ rir^ss^rl ?o w^ll. 

]Y(r. nnrl fAr?- f'olic^ninn. wit}i t}i^ir littK clubs. 
tiook. H? if ■tfi^K fonW R number of Hubbubs, 
^uf Inw nnb orb^r r^ign wi'tficut comniRnb. 
for nr^ fH^ b^^f h<dHH in t]i< fnnb- 



goDpI |4ri^5t’5 VDic^ rcing out cl^nr nnH strong 
Rttplr^'j^^d this ^rowni? -tlirong: 

“If ■tfiow wilt good ttn^honfls «nfl wifi^s 
J!rc}i atfi^r’s fRRlf? noR musf nw 
Wifi^s. if goRr tiRstiRnpIs stag oRt iRf^ 

.It^v'tr if i^ goRr fflt^. 

jlgpl fiij^tiRnpls. if goRr dinners Rr^ gof r^Rclg, 

pog’t gtt ‘h^Rfig-' fiRf kutJ goRr ^t^Rdg. 

I now grogoRgc^ ^rcH coR|qi( mnn Rntt wif^; 

jlgpl ttiRg hl^ssing^ fallow gau r11 Ifiraugli lif^. 
jlgpl HS littH ^catcjr ti(o|3l^ tiR-/^ cDm^ to 
jlm^ricR to fIw(11. 

To ?ing ‘Hg IflRntrg. ’Tis of Thu’ I fhigk will w^ll." 




fjntl 'from hi^ 

fj jUij h'ftfi iit/J Which, ^fit vi^^orou^hj ^/iapf(. 
'^hin Ctnn{ ^uck a elaiTir 
'^Vtl'i^ Dh{_ WhnJir^lcJ Wljitf'Wi^ihtffil'ffft. 
% it! ck Sfii jUf^L 0 hfff^l^cii 

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'nnpl nil ftll in lm(. 

prinking (ncli otyi^rs H^nl-tfi in 
pl^w=plrot^ win(- 
^}ii wHV^pl Kr f^lrn '^'’npl. 



"Oni, two. 

t^^tiiav'v nil thing'? from Knrltr lut 
t|o ijDon^r 5nipl thnn piont- 

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“Dh win! I^h fitnr; whnt joiig fwi 
t|ow tht hn5 fwllg h^gun- 


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Pjlftlr ffil I r fill'll i Kt Ytim. 

^W'lhJ D ci^uih' 



Wililiy, V/iHix {hi 

W/n ^ 0 n ih L C- □ rn tr Tkin ijn u r |'//rfn tr-Tz/y-i' 




Uhdhtj Dn of 

farijii Pu^nJcin<ii^ WiiH 

Hit J-'!' o ^itn Wi'^ti Hit . 

'jfit hitfi ^j^lJ^til I aj' W/!^ Chl^ fua 
Ehfvyihid wiffi tfii nl whifldnii Hui 
]/{/lli i^li I I kaj' wJiff 

VHh 7^tcrn7y ^diil/lV/ia ddti,^ for dfi/fri' 




kupI an through lit mtrrg dnim. 
Until. 05 if ’twH^ guift hg chunct* 
^omt ont tihhtfl ov'tr tht niaon; 
ilnpl htr 5il'/trK light wtnt out too soon. 
f^Hch littlt ^tur fwinkkfl u i^trrg goDtl-night. 
ilnit oil WK5 ov^tr without n fight- 




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Tfl£ cf mt 

jnibr with hi? vvif^ w^nt to in n goH 
littH bonh 

i^nri m^rrilH ov^r th^ pinncing hln^ wr/^s 
Hiri float 

a^ a boftni^ brown SRilar. Rnd ?h^ R bonni^ 
brown bripl^. 

Jpgoa^ln 0/^r th^ ^^r of lift for^v^r thW hRhhi'H 
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Y/itig J^hing fan ngfl hi? wif^, too, 

]f\aV{ H lifth iRwnpIrK nnit will work for gog. 



V/i?htt- Y/n^hU’ ?^Mh=R-flRh-plRti,” 
Js th^ 5ang thw both 5ing Rf tht twh. 




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nnH hot)i Ii\^< nf 

Y/R^Hitiglon. 

iltifl IMk vv'iil mok? w^lconi^ nil w}io wnnt 
to com^ 

Tfl^ pwpl^ RIIfI hi? wif^ nr^ ?0 h^ttt an stKh. 

Ttlnt thW Rf^ wio?f mi^^rRbl^ r 11 fh^ w}tiH. 

'^}^{ IrishiAHU i? ig hoiii'ics, Rg nlpl^minti is 
fii? wif( no langur wnsh^?. Rgri R Infig wants to 

j^rngpImR t^nris habits -iftraRgh *ii?r?1^? rupI croRh* 
Whil^ th? littl^ llars^ pocjor th? mtrrg 
plollnrs ?coo(i. 




^oiic^mnn nnri K'? wfK fto work 

nf nil, 

far -tfi^ ^rowni^5 figHf an nn^l n^v^r 

)inv'^ n hrKwI. 

littl^ fnla^wriHr girl. wifH }i^r tgapl^^r M 
|Ih 5 h((n cniati/ating «ll tM ®rawni^ bag^ in town. 

On(. ffioming kwoI(^ nn?! founrt 
itlBl Hlon^ war^ Rn oW niHirl’^ gown- 



’’tlJj wifh H^r liftK hand 

fin? fnuglir tHo^^ 
plon’f own iM '«Hpl- 
“T}iu5 hou ^Hipl IM Woopllnnri 
"Tm birth of th^ ^rowni^ girU wn^ oil righh” 
wnv^pi h^r fnirg wngpl. fwo, thru- 
thru rh^^r^ far 
Mug tfi^K ^^^r hHhhK b^l” 



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